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Tivoli... Our Last Day
... part was the gardens! There were fountains and waterfalls everywhere! They used water aqueducts and trapped pressure underneath the surface to get all these fountains to work back then. It was amazing to think they had engineering like this so long ago. We walked through the gardens for quite some time taking lots of pictures. There were also pools of water with fish swimming and they were lined with lemon and lime trees. There were several caves as ...
This 1 time when we drove the Italian countryside
... North.
Our next stop was in Assisi. Slightly more touristy but for a good reason. If you are catholic or religious you've probably heard of St. Francis of Assisi or San Francesco. The Basilica here was beautiful and worth the stop if you happen to be in the middle of Italy. The church is a World Heritage Site and has been restored since a big earthquake hit the area in ...
Villa d'Este
... a Classical Villa which one of the emperors might have constructed. It was absolutely gorgeous. The fountains and gardens covering the site were more than one could handle. Turning one corner after another, you were struck by some of the most beautiful scenes in the world. And none worse than the other. My favorite spot was an out of the way path, covered by an ...
Tivoli - Villa Adriana und Villa d'Este
... anderenorts weiterverwendet. Vieles ist abgesperrt, betreten verboten, anders als in Ostia. Allerdings kann man in den Thermen unter einer nur teilweise erhaltenen Kuppel stehen. Mulmiges Gefühl... Nachdem ich 4 Stunden und gefühlte 50 km herumgestiefelt bin, mache ich mich auf den Rückweg nach Tivoli zur Villa d'Este, die direkt im Zentrum zu finden ist. Der Renaissancegarten wurde Mitte des 19. Jhdt. vor dem Verfall gerettet und ...
Hadrian's Villa
... rather disappointed that the visit was so short, only lasting 3 hours. Apparently it had to be hurried up due to bus retail or something of that nature. This quick taste, though, makes me want to go back and enjoy the villa and neighboring town all the more. The trip, overall, was a rather sad look at this amazing piece of architecture, but one I want to fully explore some time in the future.
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